UN General Assembly demands ‘immediate’ ceasefire in Gaza, supports UNRWA | Gaza News
The United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to demand an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and expressed support for the work of the…
Rethinking the UN: Reform or obsolescence?
We talk to the UN's special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories about the genocide in Gaza. Source link
‘World on fire’: UN aid agency warns of tough choices as funding falls | United Nations News
OCHA hopes to reach 190 million people in ‘dire need’ amid double whammy of spiralling conflict and climate crisis.The United Nations’ new humanitarian chief has…
UN raises alarm over Syria as opposition groups press Hama offensive | Syria’s War News
The United Nations has expressed alarm over spiraling violence in Syria as opposition groups continue to battle pro-government forces in the central province of Hama,…
Israel kills Gaza aid workers from World Central Kitchen, Save The Children | Gaza
NewsFeedWorld Central Kitchen, a charity feeding starving Palestinians in Gaza, has been forced to pause operations after three more of its employees were killed by…
Iran plans to install 6,000 centrifuges to enrich uranium, IAEA says | Nuclear Energy News
UN nuclear watchdog’s report comes as Iran prepares to hold talks with European nations over its nuclear programme.Iran has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency…
UN evacuation in Haiti, police assault stronghold of gang leader ‘Barbecue’ | United Nations News
The United Nations has ordered the evacuation of its staff from Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince as clashes between armed gangs, the police and civilians armed with…
Iran to meet with Germany, France, UK in nuclear talks | Nuclear Weapons News
The meeting follows an IAEA resolution denouncing Iran for what it called a lack of cooperation.Iran says it will hold nuclear talks with officials from…
Nicaragua approves reforms boosting power of President Ortega and his wife | Civil Rights News
Legislators greenlight reforms giving more authority to Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, accused of stifling dissent.Legislators in Nicaragua have approved a constitutional amendment that will…
Iran says activating ‘advanced’ centrifuges after IAEA censure | Nuclear Weapons News
UN nuclear watchdog condemns Iran for failing to cooperate fully and seeks answers on uranium found at two locations.Iran has said it will activate “new…
Palestinian UN ambassador calls out Security Council inaction | Israel-Palestine conflict
NewsFeed“The wrong nationality, the wrong faith, the wrong skin colour.” The Palestinian Ambassador to the UN questioned the inability of the UN Security Council to…
COP29 negotiators seek climate finance deal as deadline looms | Climate News
Vulnerable nations are seeking $1.3 trillion to deal with damage from climate change and to adapt to that change.With time running down, negotiators at the…
At least 150 people killed over past week in Haiti’s Port-au-Prince: UN | Armed Groups News
At least 150 people have been killed in Port-au-Prince over the past week, the United Nations says, as the Haitian capital reels from a surge…
Brazilian President Lula unveils anti-poverty, hunger alliance at G20 | Hunger News
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has opened the Group of 20 Summit in Brazil by unveiling a global alliance aimed at tackling poverty…
Large food convoy violently looted in Gaza, UNRWA says | Gaza News
A convoy of 109 trucks was violently looted on Saturday after entering Gaza, resulting in the loss of 98 trucks, an official from the United…
Top polluting cities revealed as activists fume at COP29 fossil fuel lobby | Climate Crisis News
Oil giants commit $500m for sustainable energy, but campaigners say lobbyists have seized control of climate talks.Cities in Asia and the United States emit the…
Here’s why the Gaza war is ‘consistent with genocide’, according to UN body | Israel-Palestine conflict
NewsFeedThe UN has released a report on the first nine months of Israel’s war on Gaza where it accuses Israel of genocide by ‘using starvation…
What has happened in north Gaza siege since US 30-day warning | Gaza
NewsFeedThe 30 days that the US gave Israel to get more aid into its north Gaza siege zone have now expired but Palestinians there say…
Climate action will continue despite Trump’s return, US envoy tells COP29 | Climate Crisis News
US climate envoy John Podesta has called on governments to believe in the United States’ clean energy economy, saying President-elect Donald Trump can slow but…
Will COP29 yield a viable agreement on climate change? | Climate Crisis
Delegates gather in Azerbaijan for UN climate conference.Leaders from around the world are meeting to address the climate crisis. Azerbaijan is hosting this year’s United…